Mecum Kissimmee 2017: New Era Underway
The last hammer echoed in the Silver Spur Area at 4:34 p.m. on Sunday, January 15, completing a 10-day marathon of action at Mecum Kissimmee 2017, the season-opening extravaganza of the January car...
View ArticleCliff Gottlob’s Original Owner, Big Block 1965 Chevelle Z16 Found!
Cliff Gottlob has lived in rural Kansas most of his life and has a long list of military and automotive racing accomplishments as well as many mechanical engineering innovations. “1960 was a very big...
View Article2017 Grand National Roadster Show Hosts the 12th Annual Grand Daddy Drive-In...
There is more than one show worth seeing at the 68th Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts presented by Meguiar’s Premium Car Care Products at the Pomona Fairplex in Pomona, California this weekend. If you think...
View Article2017 Grand National Roadster Show Wild & Wacky Engines
There’s always more than meets the eye at any car show and especially the 2017 O’Reilly’s Auto Parts presented by Meguiar’s Custom Care Auto Products at the Pomona Fairplex. There are 500 cars under...
View Article2017 Grand National Roadster Show Sunday Grand Daddy Drive-In Photo Gallery
When the editors of Street Rodder magazine suggested to John Buck the Pomona Fairplex was the ideal venue for an outside show in conjunction with the 68th Annual O’Reilly’s Auto Parts Grand National...
View Article2017 Grand National Roadster Show America’s Most Beautiful Roadster is…1936...
Another one is in the books…America’s Most Beautiful Roadster for 2017 the 68th Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Grand National Roadster Show presented by Meguiar’s Custom Car Products was shown, judged and...
View ArticleTwo Rare Mopar Aero Warriors Found Hidden in a Hay Barn
“So, do you know about the Superbird and Charger 500 sitting in the barn north of you?” That was an email I got from a guy named Tom. And I actually had known of a few cars north of me that could fit...
View ArticleEngine Fire Nearly Destroys an Ultrarare 1968 Ford Galaxie XL500 GT
It can happen in a flash. One moment you are cruising along in your freshly restored 1968 Galaxie 500XL GT, and the next you are an unwilling roadside attraction, standing helplessly as flames consume...
View Article1965 Chevrolet Chevelle 300 L79 Looks Like a Taxicab But Runs Like a Beast
If a guy orders a new 1965 four-door Chevelle 300 with a four-speed transmission and a 327/350-horse L79 engine, logs more than 600 (and counting) quarter-mile passes, and keeps it for 52 years, he is...
View ArticleFully Optioned 1970 Ford Torino GT 429 Super Cobra Jet Was Originally Bought...
Imagine struggling up the steep I-5 Grapevine north of Los Angeles in the early 1970s and getting passed by a bright orange 1970 Torino GT. Such an occurrence might not be surprising depending on what...
View ArticlePaint & Body Tips & Tech in the April 2017 Issue of Muscle Car Review
April is Muscle Car Review’s annual Paint & Body issue. This year we have a mix of stories for the do-it-yourselfers and the do-it-for-me readers out there. For those in the latter camp we...
View ArticleHow to Hire a Muscle Car Painter & Avoid Losing Your Car to Paint Purgatory
The stories are all too common and, therefore, all too disturbing. A beloved muscle car project disappears into a paint shop for months, maybe even years, far beyond the promised turnaround time....
View ArticleYou Can Do It: Build A Custom Exhaust System With A Speedway kit
Our fearless editor, Ryan Manson, is a busy guy, so when he began building a 1952 Ford pickup and needed a long list of parts and wanted them fast Manson turned to America’s oldest speed shop, Speedway...
View ArticleRebuilding And Tuning An Edelbrock Carburetor
There’s a lot to be said for simplicity, and a great example is a carburetor compared to fuel injection. It goes without saying that electronic fuel injection is sophisticated and can be easily tuned...
View ArticleA 1955 Dodge Bought For Work and Rebuilt as a Brother’s Tribute
Dwayne Waters got his classic truck from his brother. Richard Waters was a Texas State Trooper and was always buying and selling—his wife Judy never knew what he was going to come home with. In mid...
View ArticleBolt On 55 Rear-Wheel HP To Your Hellcat!
Dodge pulled out all the stops when they unleashed the 707-horsepower Challenger Hellcat onto the streets of America. It’s the undisputed king of muscle cars. But that lead is soon about to evaporate...
View ArticleThis Historic 1962 Studebaker Lark Gasser Was a Different Kind of Father/Son...
Fathers. The plan was this: My son Sebastian and I had just finished one of many restorations, the Blood Sweat & Gears 1948 Prefect. We wanted to do a father-and-son project to keep the family...
View ArticleGrudge Secrets Revealed!
Grudge and no-prep drag racing is perhaps one of the most exciting forms of motorsports to come down the pike in quite a while. The closed-hood mystery of some of the rides, variable track prep, and a...
View ArticleSoVa Motion Seminar Aims to Give Cost-Effective Access to Technology
In short track racing lingo the term “technology” usually is met with mixed emotions. Most know that it is necessary for the sport to evolve, but many are afraid of the dollar signs attached to making...
View ArticleSelecting Proper Safety Equipment
By now most Circle Track readers know that we’re big fans of safety equipment. We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again. We want you to enjoy your passion and make it back to the people who care...
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